100 Days of Sunlight

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There's nothing Abbie likes better than writing (and reading) stories that are both heartrending and humorous, with a touch of cute romance and a poignant streak of truth running through them. And nowhere in the book does it seem like he regrets this choice or has a huge epiphany or learning moment where he realizes he's wrong. Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons is a rare gem of a book, from the gorgeous cover, all the way through to the final page. It goes on to follow Tessa, who’s lost her sight for 100 days, and Weston, who’s determined to show her that there’s beauty in other things besides sight.

There is so much wrong with that sentence that I almost threw my iPad across the room when I heard it.However, I would still recommend it to readers who enjoy YA contemporary romance, and I would also recommend it to those who are interested in self-publishing as an example of how to get it right (because goodness knows there are enough examples out there of how to get it wrong). His mother continues to let him do whatever he wants without ever even telling him to be safe or showing much worry at all.

The character growth and messages- for example of finding joy in small things despite illness and hardship- was so hopeful to me. I’m Hannah, the daydreamer behind this blog and a Christian teen who loves helping others find positivity in their life. But since I thought the author was a Christian, it caught me off guard that her characters took the Lord’s name in vain as frequently as they did.The child characters don't sound quite right to me (including 13-year-old Weston and his friends), and the grandparents are likewise a little off. That being said, I did still enjoy 100 Days of Sunlight at its core, even if the genre may not be my favorite ever. It was so cool to “see”, or rather hear, touch, smell, and taste the story and the world through Tessa’s eyes, even though she was blind. A character who has to get their way, a character who ‘suffered so much’, a character who has some issues with parent (s) et cetera are overused now a days. It's filled with moments that tug your heart, get you to hold your breathe, and also laugh out loud!

If I had known about the PG (barely) rating of this book and vaguely Christian themes, I wouldn’t have requested to receive an ARC. As I’m writing this, it’s currently still Easter Sunday and I have no idea if I’ll get this post up by the end of the evening, but oh well. The fact that it features pushy parents/guardians/family trying repetitively to convince Tessa to come back to church is "content warning" worthy in my opinion.I thought Tessa wasn't developed quite as well, and there were things about her that seemed to be obvious attempts to make her character more interesting.